BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Commemorative
Biographical Record of the Counties of
Harrison and Carroll, Ohio
containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and
Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early
Settled Families.
Illustrated
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. -
1891
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THOMAS H. IRONS (deceased)
was born in Washington Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, July 25, 1832. He
was a son of Thomas and Mary (Davidson) Irons, who were married in
1825. Thomas Irons, Sr., was born in Maryland in 1793, took
part in the War of 1812, and at an early day took up 250 acres of land in
Washington Township, then one dense forest, abounding with wild animals, and
wild red men were not infrequent. This land Mr. Irons lived to
see cleared in a great measure, and in the clearing of it some very valuable
coal lands were disclosed, and here, after having passed a long as well as a
successful and useful life, Mr. Irons ended his earthly career
December 30, 1870.
Thomas H. Irons, the subject proper of this
sketch, was reared on the home farm, and was educated in the common schools
of his district; like his father, he achieved success as a farmer, and also,
like him, gained the esteem of the whole community. In 1855 he married
Miss Permella daughter of John and Nancy (Edgar) Mitchell, the
former a native of Maryland and the latter of Pennsylvania, and to this
union six children were born, of whom three are now living, viz.:
Mary A. (Mrs. Morris), Agnes G. Stewart, and Ella (Mrs. Latto).
Thomas H. Irons departed this life Oct. 21, 1876, sincerely mourned
by family and friends. His widow, a highly estimable lady, resides at
her comfortable home near the town of Tippecanoe, and is a consistent member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which the other members of the
family are also united. In politics the late Mr. Irons was a
Republican, and he was extremely liberal in his contributions to the
building of churches and to other benevolent purposes.
Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and
Carroll, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. - 1891 - Page 580 |
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